Why is this such a big deal?

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How come walking on tip toes is such a freaky thing to do? It seems even if you walk with a slight bounce you are inviting yourself to mockery by other people.

Do you think its unfair to judge somebody just by the way they walk? I know non autistic people who don't walk flat footed.

It's just that toe walking can tighten the achilles tendon, which causes all kinds of pressure on your joints. Not healthy, in other words.

I know that but its peoples attitude which is also a problem.

Probably because walking on tiptoes is painful to some people and they are just thinking "that probably hurts". Walking on tip toes hurts me.

LOL your still not getting the point. Why might people think your "Insane" or a "Weirdo" just becasue you walk on tip toes?

Because its weird as s**t.
Why would you do it?

Even bouncing while walking is weird?

just tell them you're getting your swag on.

Well everyone walks differently to a degree

yeah.
why do you care if people think you're walking strange?

Well apparently people will not want anything to do with me if i walk weird.

then they're not worth knowing anyway.
who ditches someone for how they walk?!

Society and NTs?

I don't think so...
I don't know anyone who'd ditch me because i walked on my tippy toes.
and sometimes i do, i like to. :3

Well, I find it seriously funny that that's something people get mocked for doing. While if you're female and doing it with assistance (high heels) then suddenly it's expected, sexy and if you're not doing it at special social occasions you're weird. I mean WTF people? WTF?

I remember when I was eight, I was at daycare at a gym while my parents were working out. I all of a sudden see this little girl who was still in diapers and she was walking on her top toes. It totally freaked me out. But my only reaction was asking this lady if that was her kid and then asking why does she walk on her tip toes. The mother said she didn't know and said some people walk different and some people walk on their heels. Then she asked me why do I walk flat on my feet. I remember being all confused and still couldn't understand why she was walking on her tip toes. Now as an adult I wonder if it's possible that girl may have been autistic and it's a possibility the mother didn't understand either but looked at it as everyone is different and some people just walk differently than others. Since then I have not seen anyone else walk on their tippy toes.

So NT of me to get freaked out by a difference